3- Download and install Windows 8 cursors at http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Windows+8+cursors?content=155025. To install Windows 8 Cursors decompress it in ~/.icons.4- Download Windows 7 logo (png file) and scale it (Put the Width and Height 24 pixels). Then place it in your home folder (It would be better to make it a hidden file. Then go to Cinnamon Settings- Menu- Menu icon and choose the new logo . Then remove the Menu text.

5- Download a Windows 7 default wallpaper and set it as desktop background.

With no little effort I've find out that ~ means "computer --> file system --> home --> MyUser", learn to press CTRL+H to see hidden folders, I have create .themes and .icons folders (the other already existed) and copy contents of compressed packets to the folder yoy tell me.

Then I've restart, but nothing happens.

About the other thing, the first step with plomouth_seven, I doubled click on it and apparently performed an installation, after this, I followed those steps:

Thank you very much for your help, I'm completely aware that I have no idea about linux, I've work all my life with windows.

If you know some "first steps" tutorial or something like this about those stuffs of replacing themes, it would be great, the truth is that help is very welcome but I don't want to take you more time than needed.

2-For the splash screen I have updated the tutorial for you click here http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/11493- for the themes you don't have to reboot simply go to Cinnamon Setings-Themes-Other Settings and choose the Icon and cursor themes you want.

1.-For the splash screen, I'm not sure what it is, but if it's the screen that should appear when booting, before desktop appears, there is nothing of this when Linux Mint 14 just installed. I mean, There's only a blank screen when loading, and then appears cursor and lated desktop.

Following your instructions I had the this message:

"Warning: No Support for locale: es_ES.utf8"

When running "sudo update-initramfs -u", and it happened even selecting the Zero, default plymouth.

Hi I have a Stupid question Why go to all this Just for a Look If You Like it so much Why not use the real thing ...After All this You will Still have Linux Mint And It's Still Not Windows.Don't get me Wrong,I know your Desktop is Personal...But Windows

OldManHook wrote:Hi I have a Stupid question Why go to all this Just for a Look If You Like it so much Why not use the real thing ...After All this You will Still have Linux Mint And It's Still Not Windows.Don't get me Wrong,I know your Desktop is Personal...But Windows

i totally agree with you But new users with a Windows mindset hate change and we want to make that change smooth for them. That's it

I perfectly understand both of you and not only this, I agree you and I would not convert a Linux into Windows for me.

I sell computers (mainly HTPCs) and customers wants me to install them Windows 7 but they don't want to pay the license, so I can offer them a free system that look like windows as much as possible and works perfectly for the tasks they want

Thanks to all, tomorrow I'll "back to the fight", I've still not get the aspects of the screenshots of the first posts although I've made good advances, hehe

I have the same AGGGG!! reaction--why would anyone want to: windows is windows, linux is linux, Android is Android and OSX or IOS is just that

I think this kind of thing (user themes..) used to be very popular pre win7 --getting Linux to look like an Apple OSX or Windows XP or otherwise

Could be that it is still popular--just doesn't help Linux, I don't think.

They will still be some differences between the look of windows OS on Linux and the normal windows OS as itself, usually in file manager or hot keys (shortcuts), as well as the usual this is not my windows media player huh! (confused)

I see your rationale for a windows user, but I don't agree that this is a good method; at some point they will completely abandon the setup installed and go for the real product, a windows OS, especially if they buy a new computer or netbook/tablet

This style of an easy hand-holding method to bring a windows user into a new respect for a Linux OS base, I don't think ever works--either they want to use Linux or they don't

If they really don't want to pay a licensing fee for windows OS, they can sometimes get a deal from an OEM install at a small computer shop--then again, OEM mode ? without buying a computer is a grey area I guess

It's not that categorical I think Some people are simply nostalgic that's all I hate Windows myself but I respect those who like it and so made this tutorial for them I would call that professionalism mate oops cinnamon

I don't mind at all if people who buys a computer later install windows by themselves or goes to another computer shop, or buys licence... or whatever.

The problem is that people doesn't want to pay for a software license, they think everything's free and if you don't install them windows without paying the licence, they'll not buy the computer. I wan't to be able to offer them the option of a Linux that works great for their requirements and visually similar to windows; of course they'll know it's not windows, but aspect is very important here, and if "it looks like windows" they'll accept betther the change. If later they download a pirate windows and install it, it's not my problem, my problem is I can't install windows if customer has not buy licence (that, to be honest, is quite expensive, it would be much easy to us to offer original windows if microsoft would be reasonable with oem licences price).

I have Linux mint aspect very similar to Windows 7, but I still have some problems, I'll try to solve and post again.

I've been making more tests and installations and I've completely install the theme, but I've 2 remain problems I can't solve. I hope you can lend me a hand.

Problem 1.- Cinnamon+Windows 7 Menu:

I enter at applets and activate Cinnamon+Windows 7 menu then disable Cinnamon, but the Windows 7 menu place itself near right side of screen, and I need it to be placed at down-left, like windows start menu (SOLVED! ):

The GTK+ Theme that we install (win2-7 theme) have an important error, text on buttons and menus have a failing background, making it appear like broken:

How could I solve those 2 problems?? I've try to select another GTK+ Theme different than win2-7, but I suppose that I would have to look for a Windows 7 similar one.

At, to finish, I've another doubt: How could I make elements in taskbar join by category?? I mean: if I have 2 text documents (text documents or web browser or any other thing) that the two can be in only one button, like windows does.

Many thanks in advance.

PD: Another question is that I've no transparencies at all, is like having windows without aero. How could I make taskbar and windows have this transparency effect? I've try some tutorials but none of them seems to work...

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-Since I was unable to find where the GTK+ Win2-7 was stored I have not modify it to solve the gaphical problem it had, but finally I have use "Adwaita", theme for this, and result is quite good.

-I have modify files of the win7 basic light and have get transparencies on taskbar and start menu.

-I have modify files from win7Menu@physics to repair links to "My documents" "My Videos", etc, they didn't work because I had to replace Nautilus calls to Nemo calls (uff, hard work for me realize the solution).

¿What else?I want to have transparences on windows (window theme) but I'm completely unable to find with files to modify (where are window theme stored when installed?). I've even try to install CompizConfig but options for transparencies, that should appear on "acesibitily" are missing.¿Any help with this? I could modify files for the theme, but I installed it via step 6 of the tutorial and i have no idea where are those files stored.